2006 Music City Bowl

February 2020 March 2026 2006 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl File:LP Field 2009 crop.jpg LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee, hosted the Music City Bowl. presented by Bridgestone 9th Music City Bowl 2006 Clemson Tigers Clemson University Kentucky Wildcats University of Kentucky 8–4 ACC 7–5 SEC Tommy Bowden Rich Brooks 0 6 0 14 7 7 7 7 December 29 LP Field Nashville, Tennessee QB André Woodson, Kentucky Clemson favored by 10Phil Steele's 2009 College Football Preview, p.43, p.109 Clete Blakeman (Big 12) 68,024http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Music_City_2006.htm The Music City Bowl 2006 2007-12-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20080121091903/http://www.mmbolding.com/bowls/Music_City_2006.htm 2008-01-21 dead 1,600,000 per team http://www.ncaafootball.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=32&url_article_id=4941&url_subchannel_id=&change_well_id=2 NCAA.com â€" The Official Website of NCAA Championships | NCAA.com Ncaafootball.com 2022-05-07 ESPN List of announcers of major college bowl games Dave Pasch, Rod Gilmore, Trevor Matich, & Stacey Dales The 2006 Music City Bowl featured the Clemson Tigers and the Kentucky Wildcats. Clemson entered the game with a record of 8–4 after having been ranked in the AP poll for most weeks of the season, as high as No. 10;http://www.appollarchive.com/ Archived copy 2018-09-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090426041941/http://www.appollarchive.com/ 2009-04-26 dead Kentucky was 7–5 and unranked. Clemson was favored by 10 points.Phil Steele's 2007 College Football Preview, p. 55 Sponsored by Gaylord Hotels and Bridgestone, it was officially named the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl presented by Bridgestone. Recap of game Micah Johnson scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to give Kentucky a 7–0 lead over Clemson. Clemson quarterback Will Proctor then fired a 32-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Durrell Barry, but the extra point missed, and Kentucky still led 7–6. Kentucky quarterback André Woodson found wide receiver DeMoreo Ford for a 70-yard touchdown pass with 2:14 left in the half to take a 14–6 lead. In the third quarter, Woodson found Dicky Lyons, Jr. for a 24-yard touchdown pass and a 21–6 lead. In the fourth quarter, Woodson threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Jacob Tamme for a 28–6 lead. Will Proctor threw a 17-yard touchdown pass with 7:25 left, to get within 28–12. The 2-point conversion attempt failed. With 44 seconds left, Will Proctor threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Aaron Kelly. The 2-point conversion attempt to Michael Palmer was good, and Clemson trailed 28–20. The onside kick was recovered by Kentucky, who ran out the clock. Aftermath With the win, the Wildcats won their first bowl game since 1984. Kentucky would return to this same bowl the following year, The Tigers and the Wildcats would meet again in the 2023 Gator Bowl.Kentucky Wildcats Bowls https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/kentucky/bowls.html 2024-11-18 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en References External links USA Today game summary Music City Bowl Category:Music City Bowl Category:Clemson Tigers football bowl games Category:Kentucky Wildcats football bowl games Category:December 2006 sports events in the United States Category:2006 in sports in Tennessee Category:2006 in Nashville, Tennessee